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Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... considering doing so. The research also highlights HNWs are becoming more proactive in the area, where 70% had engaged with financial professionals in the past year, and 84% of those are opting to work with financial advisers, establishing fruitful opportunities ...

Size of super impacting capital markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... accommodated where they are on the risk spectrum. I think that's the thing we shouldn't lose sight of." Morgans Financial executive director of corporate advisory Philip Lee agreed the concentration of capital in Australian markets is a concern. ...

Canadian Securities Exchange to acquire National Stock Exchange of Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... the NSX shareholders. NSX managing director and chair Max Cunningham said the CSE's acquisition will provide NSX with financial strength and operational stability and bring global expertise to local exchange activities. He said that's great news for ...

Hearts & Minds chief exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... transition. "Richard is a globally experienced chief executive and director with over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry," the board said. "His most recent executive role was as group chief executive of Challenger Limited, as ...

ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... value within 48 hours. That sent the VIX Index to levels unseen since the pandemic panic, and prior to that, the Global Financial Crisis. In April, the most recent reporting date, net inflows totalled US$157 billion. A substantial portion (US$88.3 billion) ...

Former Sydney adviser sentenced to three years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Former financial adviser David Mario Valvo, who doubled as a comedian, was sentenced to three years imprisonment. Valvo's sentence was handed down in Downing Centre District Court in February, but was suspended upon several conditions including that ...

Cointree hit with AUSTRAC fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... timely manner. "SMRs provide AUSTRAC and our law enforcement partners with information about suspected misuse of the financial system and this information goes on to trigger countless criminal investigations each year," Thomas said. "We take timely SMR ...

Relaxed superannuation preservation rules will sink returns: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... the buffers needed to navigate stress events, it said. Frontier said such a shift could worsen the impact of future financial shocks on members, reducing funds' ability to seize investment opportunities during downturns, as they would need to reserve ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
A former financial adviser now residing in New Zealand lost a bid to stop her from being extradited to Australia to face 136 charges related to the alleged theft of clients' retirement savings. Marion Joan Pearson, formerly based in Perth, is accused ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... joined and roughly a year after one of its funds failed the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test. Lam told Financial Standard that the team identified "a lot of unintended risk" from concentrated, very benchmark-agnostic approaches, prompting ...